#Feature: Films on Irish TV over Christmas 2018

Saturday, December 22

Professor Branestawm

An absent-minded professor is oblivious to the chaos his crazy creations cause when they go wrong.

Time

07:50

Channel

GOLD

12 Wishes of Christmas

A woman must set things right, when a mysterious lady named Noel grants her 12 wishes and they magically come true for Christmas.

Time

08:15

Channel

E4

Bridge to Terabithia

A preteen’s life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.

Time

08:45

Channel

Channel 4

The Muppets

A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.

Time

10:00

Channel

BBC Two

12 Days of Giving

A man who wins a small fortune decides to share his winnings by acting as a Secret Santa to people in a small town. One of the characters chosen is a boy whose father is deceased. The man …

Time

10:50

Channel

Channel 5

Cars 2

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Time

11:35

Channel

BBC Two

Hachi: A Dog’s Tale

A college professor’s bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Time

12:00

Channel

Channel 4

Mutiny on the Bounty

A tyrannical ship captain decides to exact revenge on his abused crew after they form a mutiny against him, but the sailor he targets had no hand in it.

Time

12:40

Channel

RTÉ 2

Carry On Cleo

Two Britons are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. Hengist Pod creates useless inventions, while Horsa is a brave and cunning fighter. One of their first encounters…

Time

12:45

Channel

more4

Wedding Wonderland

Time

12:45

Channel

Channel 5

Gandhi

Gandhi’s character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.

Time

12:55

Channel

RTÉ One

A Cinderella Story

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school’s Halloween dance.

Time

13:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Penguins of Madagascar

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Time

13:40

Channel

BBC One

Father of the Bride

With his oldest daughter’s wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.

Time

13:45

Channel

Channel 4

Peter Pan

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

Time

14:50

Channel

ITV2

Kung Fu Panda

The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China’s fate hangs in the balance. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a novice in martial arts.

Time

15:00

Channel

BBC One

Epic

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world — and ours.

Time

16:30

Channel

E4

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down the Chinese premier.

Time

17:00

Channel

ITV2

Chicken Run

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.

Time

17:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Grace and Goliath

Time

17:05

Channel

BBC Two

Mariah Carey’s a Christmas Melody

Time

17:20

Channel

Channel 5

Crocodile Dundee

An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.

Time

18:10

Channel

Channel 4

Star Wars: Episode VI -The Return of The Jedi

Time

18:30

Channel

UTV

Arthur Christmas

Santa’s clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with St. Nick’s father to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than 2 hours.

Time

18:35

Channel

RTÉ One

Uncle Buck

Bachelor and all round slob, Buck, babysits his brother’s rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

Time

19:05

Channel

ITV2

The Lone Ranger

Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

Time

19:15

Channel

BBC Two

Marian Keye’s Watermelon

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Pitch Perfect 2

After a humiliating commando performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.

Time

21:00

Channel

Channel 4

A Million Ways to Die in the West

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

Iron Man

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

White House Down

While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.

Time

21:00

Channel

Sky One

Die Hard 2

John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

Time

21:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

Final Destination 5

Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there’s no way you can cheat Death.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Gone Girl

With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

Time

22:00

Channel

Alibi

Rush Hour 2

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Time

22:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Guard

An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an up-tight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

Time

22:05

Channel

RTÉ One

East Is East

In early 1970s England, a Pakistani father finds the authority he has previously maintained challenged by his increasingly Anglicized children.

Time

23:10

Channel

Channel 4

Jaws: The Revenge

Chief Brody’s widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.

Time

23:25

Channel

UTV

Garage

A tragicomedy set in the world of gas stations in rural Ireland, where over-diligent employee of the garage searches for intimacy during the course of a life-changing summer.

Time

23:55

Channel

RTÉ One

Winter Solstice

In this suburban drama, a widower (played by Anthony LaPaglia) confronts his older son’s (played by Aaron Stanford) decision to leave home and his younger son’s self-destructive behavior.

Time

00:15

Channel

TG4

Marvellous

The life of Neil Baldwin, a man who has shrugged off his perceived limitations to live an incredible life.

Time

00:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Old School

Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.

Time

00:35

Channel

BBC One

The Spectacular Now

A hard-partying high school senior’s philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical “nice girl.”

Time

01:25

Channel

BBC Two

Sunday, December 23

The Rugrats Movie

Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil and newborn baby Dil get lost in the forest.

Time

06:55

Channel

Channel 4

Professor Branestawm

An absent-minded professor is oblivious to the chaos his crazy creations cause when they go wrong.

Time

07:40

Channel

GOLD

Barbie Video Game Hero

Join Barbie as she enters three different video games! Will she be able to save the lands?

Time

08:55

Channel

RTÉ 2

Big Daddy

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn’t go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

Time

10:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Mr Peabody & Sherman

Time

10:15

Channel

BBC One

Romancing the St One

Time

12:10

Channel

more4

Oddball and Penguins

Time

12:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

Twelfth Night

Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino …

Time

13:10

Channel

BBC Two

A Hobo’s Christmas

An old hobo finds the family he walked out on 20 years before.

Time

13:15

Channel

TG4

A Christmas Carol

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Time

13:30

Channel

BBC One

The Mummy. Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Time

14:50

Channel

ITV2

Snow White Christmas

The wicked queen creates an ice storm meant to get rid of the younger Snow White, but instead freezes the whole village just barely missing her. Snow White travels to the land of the Seven …

Time

15:00

Channel

Channel 5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they’ve taken control of a New York City media mogul’s high-tech skyscraper.

Time

15:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Let It Snow

An executive examines her company’s new property and prepares a presentation to transform the rustic lodge into a new hot spot.

Time

15:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

Up

Seventy-eight year old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

Time

15:25

Channel

BBC One

Men in Black

A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.

Time

16:30

Channel

Channel 4

A Shoe Addict’s Christmas

Noelle, a holiday hater who toils in a department store in which she is accidentally locked on Christmas Eve. There, she meets a woman who identifies herself as Noelle’s guardian angel and …

Time

16:50

Channel

Channel 5

Elf

After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

Time

16:55

Channel

ITV2

Cats & Dogs

Time

17:00

Channel

Sky One

Alice in Wonderland

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.

Time

17:20

Channel

BBC Two

Dr No

A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.

Time

17:50

Channel

RTÉ 2

Men in Black II

Agent J needs help so he is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory.

Time

18:20

Channel

Channel 4

Scrooge

A musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Time

18:40

Channel

Channel 5

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town.

Time

19:00

Channel

ITV2

Johnny English

After a sudden attack on the MI5, Johnny English, Britain’s most confident yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain’s only spy.

Time

19:15

Channel

E4

Casino Royale

Armed with a license to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007, and must defeat a private banker to terrorists in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro, but things are not what they seem.

Time

21:00

Channel

UTV

A Date for Mad Mary

A woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend’s wedding.

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Dad’s Army

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Time

21:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Holiday

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -Part 2

After the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

The Holiday

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ One

Passenger 57

An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.

Time

22:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Bad Boys

Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Far From The Madding Crowd

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Time

22:00

Channel

BBC Two

Krampus

A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a festive demon to his family home.

Time

23:00

Channel

Channel 5

Three Wise Women

A woman set to get married on Christmas Eve must make a life-changing decision.

Time

00:05

Channel

TG4

The Conjuring

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

Time

02:05

Channel

ITV2

Zookeeper

A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.

Time

03:10

Channel

Channel 5

Christmas Eve

Rugrats in Paris

The Rugrats travel to Paris, France, where Chuckie hopes to find a new mother and keep his father from marrying an evil business woman.

Time

06:40

Channel

Channel 4

Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings

Time

07:15

Channel

BBC Two

Ryan’s Daughter

Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

Time

08:10

Channel

RTÉ One

Dogstar: Christmas in Space

N/A

Time

08:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

All About Christmas Eve

‘Tis the Season for Evelyn Wright, literally, she is a party planner in NYC. At the last minute Eve finds out that one of her agency’s top clients is throwing a HUGE Christmas event, in LA,…

Time

09:00

Channel

E4

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Sabotage efforts damage an international air race.

Time

09:25

Channel

BBC Two

The Cassandra Crossing

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train. So what happens next?

Time

10:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Flight Before Christmas

A young reindeer who suffers from vertigo learns to overcome his fear, takes flying lessons from a clumsy flying squirrel and heads to the North pole to save a troubled Santa and his fleet of flying reindeer.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Spy Kids: All The Time in the World

Time

10:00

Channel

Channel 4

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Time

10:10

Channel

BBC One

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure

A Christmas Elf accidentally takes off in Santa’s sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the Elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.

Time

10:25

Channel

ITV2

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Corporate analyst and single mom, Jen, tackles Christmas with a business-like approach until her uncle arrives with a handsome stranger in tow.

Time

10:30

Channel

Virgin Media One

The Water Horse

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

Time

10:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Oklahoma!

In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.

Time

10:45

Channel

Channel 5

Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties

Time

10:45

Channel

E4

A Christmas Carol

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Time

11:45

Channel

Channel 4

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

SpongeBob SquarePants takes leave from the town of Bikini Bottom in order to track down King Neptune’s stolen crown.

Time

12:15

Channel

E4

ET The Extra-Terrestrial

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

Time

12:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

A Dog Named Christmas

A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family – and their whole rural community – to participate in a local shelter’s inaugural “Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program.”

Time

12:30

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Jewel of the Nile

When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.

Time

12:40

Channel

more4

If You Believe

Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you’d call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that …

Time

12:55

Channel

TG4

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town.

Time

12:55

Channel

UTV

Romeo &Juliet

Time

13:00

Channel

BBC Two

Monsters University

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren’t necessarily the best of friends.

Time

13:20

Channel

BBC One

The King and I

A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam’s children.

Time

13:30

Channel

Channel 5

The Muppets

A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.

Time

13:40

Channel

RTÉ One

We Bought a Zoo

Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

Time

13:45

Channel

Channel 4

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Time

14:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

Zootropolis

Time

14:55

Channel

BBC One

Noel

Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.

Time

15:05

Channel

TG4

Santa Claus The Movie

The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.

Time

15:25

Channel

UTV

Miracle on 34th Street

When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.

Time

15:35

Channel

RTÉ One

Yogi Bear

A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo and Ranger Smith.

Time

16:15

Channel

Virgin Media One

Scrooge – A Christmas Carol

Actor Patrick Macnee presents and comments a TV screening of the colorized version of the movie A Christmas Carol (1951)

Time

16:20

Channel

Channel 5

Despicable Me 2

When Gru, the world’s most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru’s own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

Time

16:55

Channel

ITV2

Mary Poppins

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Time

17:00

Channel

BBC One

Jurassic World

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

Time

17:50

Channel

RTÉ 2

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

The Mystery Inc. gang must save Coolsville from an attack of past unmasked monsters brought to life by an evil masked figure trying to “unmask” the gang.

Time

18:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Miracle on 34th Street

When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.

Time

18:00

Channel

Channel 4

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.

Time

19:00

Channel

E4

The LEGO Movie

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as “special”, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Time

19:05

Channel

ITV2

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Time

19:30

Channel

Sky One

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Fast & Furious 7

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

O Brother Where Art Thou?

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Time

21:25

Channel

TG4

Gremlins

A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

Time

21:30

Channel

UTV

The Lady in the Van

A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that’s parked in his driveway.

Time

22:00

Channel

BBC Two

Sing Street

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Time

22:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Night Before

On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

Time

23:00

Channel

Channel 5

One Christmas Eve

A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom’s attempts to make her two kids’ first Christmas “without dad” perfect.

Time

23:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

LA Confidential

TV program about new trends in Los Angeles. Every program talks about a specific trend through different interviews to professionals related with the subject and street interviews.

Time

00:05

Channel

RTÉ One

The Sea

A rich father in a fisher village plans to take on the project of writing his life story. But first he has to take on his own family, and everybody wants something…

Time

00:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage

A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade’s painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.

Time

00:30

Channel

TG4

Man Up

A single woman takes the place of a stranger’s blind date, which leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend.

Time

01:00

Channel

BBC One

Joyeux Noel

In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other’s way of life.

Time

02:30

Channel

RTÉ One

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas

Time

03:05

Channel

ITV2

Fool’s Gold

A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure — and their estranged romance.

Time

03:10

Channel

Channel 5

Rear Window

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Time

03:20

Channel

Channel 4

Christmas Day

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Never Beast

Time

06:25

Channel

BBC Two

Two by Two

N/A

Time

07:02

Channel

TG4

Rise of the Guardians

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Time

07:30

Channel

BBC Two

Rugrats Go Wild

The Rugrats get tangled in an exotic adventure, where they’re helped by the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world making nature documentaries.

Time

08:05

Channel

Channel 4

Enchanted

A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.

Time

08:20

Channel

RTÉ One

Epic

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world — and ours.

Time

08:55

Channel

RTÉ 2

Shrek the Halls

This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.

Time

09:50

Channel

ITV2

Eric

Athletic youth, aware of his terminal illness, refuses to give up.

Time

10:00

Channel

E4

Two by Two

N/A

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

One Christmas Eve

A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom’s attempts to make her two kids’ first Christmas “without dad” perfect.

Time

10:10

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Jack Frost

A father who can’t keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son, before he is gone forever.

Time

10:20

Channel

UTV

Finding Nemo

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Time

10:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Night at the Museum

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Time

10:30

Channel

Virgin Media One

Carry On Cleo

Two Britons are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. Hengist Pod creates useless inventions, while Horsa is a brave and cunning fighter. One of their first encounters…

Time

10:30

Channel

more4

Scrooge

A musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Time

10:45

Channel

Channel 5

Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Time

11:00

Channel

BBC One

Peter Pan

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

Time

11:20

Channel

ITV2

The Eagle has Landed

A German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.

Time

12:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Despicable Me 2

When Gru, the world’s most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru’s own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

Time

12:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.

Time

12:05

Channel

E4

Guys and Dolls

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.

Time

12:45

Channel

BBC Two

Babe: Pig in the City

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett’s farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Time

12:50

Channel

TG4

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

Time

13:05

Channel

Channel 5

Kung Fu Panda 3

Continuing his “legendary adventures of awesomeness”, Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home.

Time

13:30

Channel

RTÉ One

The Good Dinosaur

In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Time

13:30

Channel

BBC One

Arthur Christmas

Santa’s clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with St. Nick’s father to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than 2 hours.

Time

13:45

Channel

Channel 4

Strange Magic

Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.

Time

14:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Horne AI One

Time

14:55

Channel

RTÉ One

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.

Time

15:10

Channel

Channel 5

The Jungle Book

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Time

15:10

Channel

BBC One

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down the Chinese premier.

Time

15:35

Channel

ITV2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.

Time

15:40

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser’s redemption on Christmas Eve.

Time

16:00

Channel

Channel 4

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Corporate analyst and single mom, Jen, tackles Christmas with a business-like approach until her uncle arrives with a handsome stranger in tow.

Time

16:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.

Time

16:05

Channel

Virgin Media One

Monsters Inc

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.

Time

16:10

Channel

UTV

The Jungle Book

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Time

16:30

Channel

RTÉ One

The Seven Year Itch

When his family goes away for the summer, a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.

Time

16:50

Channel

TG4

Home Al One 2: Lost in New York

Time

17:40

Channel

Channel 4

Elf

After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

Time

17:40

Channel

ITV2

Pride & Prejudice

Time

17:40

Channel

more4

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2

Time

18:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Willy Wonka &the Chocolate Factory

Time

18:10

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Greatest Showman

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Time

18:45

Channel

Sky One

Star Wars:The Force Awakens

Three decades after the Empire’s defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn and the scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance’s search for the missing Luke Skywalker.

Time

18:50

Channel

RTÉ One

Mirror Mirror

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Time

19:10

Channel

E4

Jurassic World

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

Time

19:45

Channel

ITV2

Skyfall

Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Time

19:45

Channel

RTÉ 2

Three Kings

In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Devil Wears Prada

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

Time

21:15

Channel

E4

Bridget Jones’s Diary

A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.

Time

21:15

Channel

Virgin Media One

Gladiator

A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

Time

21:15

Channel

more4

Runaway Jury

A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

Time

21:20

Channel

Alibi

The Duchess

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Time

22:15

Channel

BBC Two

Deadpool

A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge.

Time

23:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Love Actually

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Time

23:10

Channel

RTÉ One

Bridget Jones’s Diary

A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.

Time

23:30

Channel

UTV

Confetti

A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of ‘Most Original Wedding of the Year’.

Time

23:55

Channel

BBC Two

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -The Touring Years

A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles’ 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.

Time

00:15

Channel

Channel 4

My Week with Marilyn

Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier’s, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).

Time

00:35

Channel

BBC One

This Is Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap, one of England’s loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.

Time

00:40

Channel

TG4

The Other Woman

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he’s been betraying. And when yet another love affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.

Time

00:40

Channel

RTÉ 2

Rear Window

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Time

01:15

Channel

RTÉ One

Brooklyn

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

Time

01:30

Channel

BBC Two

Twilight

Bella Swan moves to Forks and encounters Edward Cullen, a gorgeous boy with a secret.

Time

01:55

Channel

ITV2

Carry On Regardless

The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs! Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff, as they get given …

Time

02:10

Channel

Channel 4

Blazing Saddles

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Time

02:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Grace of Monaco

The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly’s crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco’s Prince Rainier III and France’s Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

Time

03:05

Channel

RTÉ One

Song of the Sea

Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.

Time

05:40

Channel

Channel 4

St. Stephen’s Day

High Society

A spoiled heiress must choose between three suitors: her jazz musician ex-husband, a stuffy businessman, and an undercover tabloid reporter.

Time

07:15

Channel

RTÉ One

The Adventures of Tintin:The Secret of the Unicorn

Time

07:45

Channel

BBC Two

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation

The Bannister family – including former K-9 police hero Zeus – is back, and this time they’re spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit …

Time

08:15

Channel

E4

The Book of Life

Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Time

08:40

Channel

RTÉ 2

Strange Magic

Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.

Time

09:00

Channel

BBC One

Short Circuit

Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.

Time

09:20

Channel

Channel 4

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.

Time

09:25

Channel

UTV

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

When a diabolical pirate above the sea steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his nemesis Plankton must team up in order to get it back.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Animals United

A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort.

Time

10:05

Channel

E4

The Young Victoria

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Time

10:20

Channel

BBC Two

The Princess and the Frog

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Time

10:30

Channel

BBC One

Casper

A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.

Time

10:30

Channel

Virgin Media One

Holiday Inn

At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.

Time

10:30

Channel

more4

Happy FeetTwo

Time

10:45

Channel

ITV2

Two By Two

N/A

Time

10:55

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Witches

A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

Time

11:05

Channel

UTV

Small Soldiers

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Time

11:20

Channel

Channel 4

The Dirty Dozen

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

Time

11:25

Channel

Channel 5

Norm of the North

When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.

Time

11:30

Channel

RTÉ One

Never Been Kissed

A newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.

Time

11:55

Channel

E4

The Thief of Bagdad

After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

Time

12:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Has Anybody Seen My Gal

An aging heir-less millionaire wants to leave his fortune to the unsuspecting family of his first love but not before testing his prospective heirs by living with them under the guise of a poor boarder.

Time

12:50

Channel

TG4

Kung Fu Panda 2

Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.

Time

13:25

Channel

Channel 4

Raiders of the Lost Ark

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler’s Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.

Time

13:25

Channel

BBC One

Penguins of Madagascar

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Time

14:15

Channel

RTÉ One

A Bridge Too Far

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. However, mismanagement and poor planning result in its failure.

Time

14:20

Channel

Channel 5

Saving Mr Banks

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Time

14:30

Channel

BBC Two

Nanny McPhee

A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne’er-do-well children in her charge.

Time

14:50

Channel

ITV2

Dad’s Army

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Time

14:55

Channel

GOLD

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

It’s Harry’s third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new “Defense Against the Dark Arts” teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards’ Prison and is coming after Harry.

Time

15:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Babe

Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

Time

15:30

Channel

Virgin Media One

Trolls

After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.

Time

15:50

Channel

BBC One

Cinderella

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming step-sisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.

Time

15:55

Channel

RTÉ One

Shadowlands

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets a spirited poet from the U.S.

Time

16:32

Channel

TG4

The LEGO Movie

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as “special”, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Time

16:55

Channel

ITV2

The BFG

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Time

17:40

Channel

BBC One

Mrs Doubtfire

In March 2006, in a small town in Tennessee, a nanny, Erika Sadowski, disappeared with two young girls in her care. The next day, they were found stranded in a remote area near the …

Time

17:45

Channel

Channel 4

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

A young wizard finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Time

17:50

Channel

RTÉ 2

Zootropolis

Time

18:25

Channel

RTÉ One

Uncle Buck

Bachelor and all round slob, Buck, babysits his brother’s rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

Time

19:00

Channel

ITV2

Quantum of Solace

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country’s most valuable resource.

Time

20:00

Channel

UTV

Life of Pi

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Time

20:00

Channel

E4

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Time

20:00

Channel

more4

Bridesmaids

Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride’s best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

Gone Girl

With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

Time

21:00

Channel

Alibi

The Commitments

When Jimmy Rabbitte wants to start a band, he has open auditions at his house.

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Ant-Man

Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Time

21:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Magnificent Seven

Seven gunmen in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

Time

21:50

Channel

RTÉ One

White House Down

While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.

Time

22:00

Channel

Sky One

Lethal Weapon 3

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Time

22:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Dirty Dancing

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Time

22:00

Channel

Channel 5

Bad Boys

Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Love Actually

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Time

22:20

Channel

UTV

The Green Mile

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

Time

23:00

Channel

Channel 4

Nacho Libre

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).

Time

23:43

Channel

TG4

Life’s a Breeze

Tells the story of a family as they search for a lost fortune around the streets of Dublin.

Time

00:10

Channel

RTÉ One

Starter for 10

Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.

Time

00:15

Channel

BBC Two

Let’s Be Cops

Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

Time

00:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Runway

The citizens of Ireland’s County Cork come to the aid of a South American pilot who has crash landed in their town.

Time

01:45

Channel

RTÉ One

Wanted

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father’s superhuman killing abilities.

Time

02:30

Channel

ITV2

Carry On Jack

This is the tale of Albert Poop-Decker, a newly commissioned Midshipman (although he took 8 1/2 years to qualify). He joins the frigate Venus, and adventures through Spanish waters, mutinee…

Time

04:10

Channel

Channel 4

Hotel for Dogs

Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.

Time

05:45

Channel

Channel 4

Thursday, December 27

Topkapi

A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to retrieve a jeweled dagger.

Time

07:10

Channel

RTÉ One

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

The Bannisters are back with a new family addition – a mischievous pup named Eve. Watch as everyone’s favorite dog, Zeus, learns to love his new sister and take down some bumbling thieves.

Time

08:25

Channel

E4

The Spy Who Loved Me

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. Agent, whose lover he killed.

Time

09:10

Channel

RTÉ One

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

A stranded young ladybug forms an alliance with a squad of black ants in order to retrieve a rather unusual treasure to the ant hive.

Time

09:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

Dunston Checks In

A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.

Time

09:20

Channel

Channel 4

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

Time

09:25

Channel

BBC One

Carry On Nurse

Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men’s ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron’s debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks …

Time

09:50

Channel

more4

Chicken Run

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.

Time

10:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Bagdad

An English-educated Bedouin princess returns to Bagdad to find her father murdered, a corrupt ruling Pasha in charge and various local factions warring for control of the Caliphate.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Parental Guidance

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids’ 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane’s old-school methods.

Time

10:10

Channel

E4

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The animals try to fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African wildlife refuge, where Alex is reunited with his parents.

Time

10:50

Channel

BBC One

Congo

When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

Time

11:00

Channel

Channel 4

Flipper

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mother to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment …

Time

11:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

K-9

To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who’s an unusually intelligent smart alec.

Time

11:20

Channel

UTV

Romancing the St One

Time

11:35

Channel

more4

The Hundred Foot Journey

The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery.

Time

11:55

Channel

Channel 5

The Heroes of Telemark

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.

Time

12:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Time

12:15

Channel

E4

Send Me No Flowers

A hypochondriac believes he is dying and makes plans for his wife which she discovers and misunderstands.

Time

13:05

Channel

TG4

Ever After: A Cinderella Story

Andy Tennant directed this Cinderella variant. The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame (Jeanne Moreau) who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the …

Time

13:10

Channel

Channel 4

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

In 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Time

13:30

Channel

BBC One

Desert Fox

A sexy hitchhiker accidentally finds herself entangled in a criminal plot involving two low life crooks.

Time

13:30

Channel

BBC Two

Back to the Future

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Time

13:45

Channel

RTÉ One

Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War

After her husband’s death, woman starts looking for independence.

Time

14:20

Channel

Channel 5

Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang

Time

14:35

Channel

ITV2

The Heroes of Telemark

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.

Time

14:55

Channel

BBC Two

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

With their warning about Lord Voldemort’s return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

Time

15:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

Back to the Future II

N/A

Time

15:50

Channel

RTÉ One

Kung Fu Panda 3

Continuing his “legendary adventures of awesomeness”, Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home.

Time

16:20

Channel

BBC One

From Time to Time

A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

Time

16:35

Channel

Channel 5

Ella Enchanted

Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new step-family in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she’s falling.

Time

16:45

Channel

ITV2

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Time

17:22

Channel

TG4

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as “the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Time

17:45

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Golden Compass

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Time

18:40

Channel

ITV2

Skyfall

Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Time

20:00

Channel

UTV

Pitch Perfect

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

Anthropoid

Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich’s third in command after Hitler and Himmler.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ One

The Night Before

On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Argo

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

Time

22:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Meet the Fockers

All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time.

Time

23:25

Channel

BBC One

Rush

The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Time

23:40

Channel

RTÉ One

Les Miserables

Jean Valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel policeman Javert.

Time

00:00

Channel

Channel 4

A Date for Mad Mary

A woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend’s wedding.

Time

00:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Get Up and Go

Set in Dublin, the film follows a close knit group of twenty-something friends as they are forced to confront the reality of lives and friendships which have gone unchallenged and unchanged since their teenage years.

Time

00:40

Channel

RTÉ 2

Jimi: All Is by My Side

A drama based on Jimi Hendrix’s life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

Time

00:50

Channel

BBC Two

Bullitt

An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.

Time

01:50

Channel

RTÉ One

Van Helsing

The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein’s research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose.

Time

02:10

Channel

ITV2

Friday, December 28

Short Circuit 2

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

Time

06:00

Channel

Channel 4

Must Love Dogs

A forty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results.

Time

07:25

Channel

RTÉ One

The Legend of Longwood

A young girl moves from New York to a mythical village in Ireland.

Time

08:55

Channel

RTÉ 2

Turbo

A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500.

Time

09:00

Channel

BBC One

Octopussy

A fake Fabergé egg, and a fellow Agent’s death, lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces.

Time

09:15

Channel

RTÉ One

The Cowboys

Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.

Time

09:15

Channel

Channel 5

Tora! Tora! Tora!

In 1941, following months of economic embargo, Japan prepares to open its war against the United States with a preventive strike on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Time

09:15

Channel

more4

A League of Their Own

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

Time

09:45

Channel

Channel 4

Across the Great Divide

In this family classic, two orphans cross the Rocky Mountains on a quest to claim their inheritance, a 400-acre Oregon ranch. On their journey, the pair forms an uncertain alliance with a …

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style.

Time

10:25

Channel

BBC One

Kindergarten Cop

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal’s ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.

Time

10:25

Channel

UTV

Postman Pat: The Movie

Time

10:45

Channel

E4

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale’s jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.

Time

11:10

Channel

RTÉ 2

The LadyVanishes

Time

11:30

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Alamo

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna’s forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.

Time

11:55

Channel

Channel 5

The Jewel of the Nile

When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.

Time

11:55

Channel

more4

Mother’s Day

Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day.

Time

12:15

Channel

Channel 4

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back follows Comet, the cool techno chimp who longs to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp. Comet journeys to the fantastical Planet Malgor and …

Time

12:25

Channel

E4

Emma

While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

Time

12:30

Channel

BBC Two

Dr Seuss’s The Lorax

Time

12:35

Channel

ITV2

Gambit

Plot is unknown.

Time

13:00

Channel

TG4

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against Adolf Hitler’s Nazis again to stop them obtaining its powers.

Time

13:15

Channel

BBC One

Raiders of the Lost Ark

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler’s Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.

Time

13:35

Channel

RTÉ One

Happy FeetTwo

Time

14:15

Channel

ITV2

Brideshead Revisited

A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to the Second World War.

Time

14:25

Channel

BBC Two

Sunshine on Leith

Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.

Time

14:35

Channel

Channel 4

Rio Lobo

After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally’s unit and the loss of a close friend.

Time

15:10

Channel

Channel 5

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

In 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Time

15:40

Channel

RTÉ One

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.

Time

15:45

Channel

RTÉ 2

Wreck-It Ralph

A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

Time

16:10

Channel

BBC One

Casper

A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.

Time

16:20

Channel

ITV2

Hotel for Dogs

Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.

Time

17:02

Channel

TG4

Kung Fu Panda

The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China’s fate hangs in the balance. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a novice in martial arts.

Time

18:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.

Time

18:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

Iron Man 2

With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father’s legacy.

Time

18:25

Channel

ITV2

Eddie the Eagle

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Time

20:00

Channel

Channel 4

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

A Million Ways to Die in the West

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

Last Vegas

Four friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

Time

21:00

Channel

more4

Ben-Hur

When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Lock Up

With only six months left of his sentence, inmate Frank Leone is transferred from a minimum security prison to a maximum security prison by a vindictive warden.

Time

22:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Final Destination 5

Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there’s no way you can cheat Death.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Quartet

At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Time

23:10

Channel

BBC Two

Gladiator

A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

Time

23:10

Channel

more4

McLintock!

Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials.

Time

23:20

Channel

TG4

Rush Hour 2

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Time

00:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Rocky V

Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ’s son must adjust to his family’s new life after bankruptcy.

Time

00:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

Angela’s Ashes

Based on the best-selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the …

Time

01:00

Channel

RTÉ One

Vertigo

A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.

Time

01:50

Channel

Channel 4

Contagion

Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a worldwide epidemic as the CDC works to find a cure.

Time

02:25

Channel

ITV2

The Vow

A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.

Time

03:05

Channel

Channel 5

Saturday, December 29

Thomas and Friends: Big World Big Adventures

Time

08:05

Channel

RTÉ 2

A Monstrous Holiday

Time

08:30

Channel

TG4

Animals United

A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort.

Time

09:15

Channel

E4

Thunderball

James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.

Time

09:45

Channel

RTÉ One

Bean

The bumbling Mr. Bean travels to America when he is given the responsibility of bringing a highly valuable painting to a Los Angeles museum.

Time

09:45

Channel

Channel 5

One Christmas Eve

A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom’s attempts to make her two kids’ first Christmas “without dad” perfect.

Time

10:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Here Comes the Groom

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he’ll lose the orphans he adopted.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Bill

What really happened during Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

Time

10:30

Channel

BBC Two

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

SpongeBob SquarePants takes leave from the town of Bikini Bottom in order to track down King Neptune’s stolen crown.

Time

11:05

Channel

E4

The Nut Job

An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren survive by raiding a nut store, a location that also happens to be a front for a human gang’s bank robbery.

Time

11:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Groundhog Day

A weatherman finds himself inexplicably living the same day over and over again.

Time

11:35

Channel

Channel 5

The Mummy

At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreck havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.

Time

12:05

Channel

UTV

Baby’s Day Out

Baby Bink couldn’t ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he’s just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately…

Time

12:15

Channel

Channel 4

Cocoon

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

Time

12:25

Channel

more4

Never Been Kissed

A newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.

Time

12:30

Channel

E4

Cats & Dogs

Time

13:00

Channel

Sky One

Dunkirk

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Time

13:00

Channel

BBC Two

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he’s forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational, and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.

Time

13:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Harvey

Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane – but he may be wiser than anyone knows.

Time

13:05

Channel

TG4

Chicken Run

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.

Time

13:15

Channel

BBC One

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against Adolf Hitler’s Nazis again to stop them obtaining its powers.

Time

13:20

Channel

RTÉ One

Ghostbusters 2

N/A

Time

13:35

Channel

Channel 5

Hugo

In Paris in 1931, an orphan named Hugo Cabret, who lives in the walls of a train station, is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Time

14:10

Channel

Channel 4

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr. is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

Time

14:35

Channel

BBC One

Ella Enchanted

Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new step-family in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she’s falling.

Time

14:45

Channel

ITV2

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr. is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

Time

15:35

Channel

RTÉ One

Die Another Day

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

Time

15:45

Channel

RTÉ 2

Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang

Time

16:40

Channel

ITV2

Ice Age

Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.

Time

16:45

Channel

TG4

Into the Blue

A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.

Time

17:30

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Quantum of Solace

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country’s most valuable resource.

Time

18:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

The BFG

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Time

18:30

Channel

RTÉ One

Mirror Mirror

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Time

18:55

Channel

E4

Minions

Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a supervillain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

Time

19:10

Channel

ITV2

Ant-Man

Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Time

19:50

Channel

BBC One

Anchorman 2:The Legend Continues

With the 1970s behind him, San Diego’s top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York City’s first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.

Time

21:00

Channel

Channel 4

Fast & Furious 7

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

Forrest Gump

The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.

Time

21:00

Channel

Sky One

X-Men: The Last Stand

An all-out war looms when the discovery of a “cure” for mutations draws a line between the followers of Professor Charles Xavier and those of Magneto.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

Half Light

Rachel Carlson, a successful novelist moves to a small Scottish village to move on with her life after the death of her son. Strange things start to happen when she is haunted by ghosts and real life terror.

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Philomena

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

Time

21:00

Channel

BBC Two

Spectre

A cryptic message from 007’s past sends him pitted against a mysterious terrorist organization called Spectre, and learns of its involvement in previous events of his most dangerous missions.

Time

21:05

Channel

RTÉ One

Deepwater Horizon

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Internship

Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

About a Boy

A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.

Time

22:55

Channel

TG4

Passenger 57

An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.

Time

23:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Inbetweeners 2

Jay, Neil, Simon, and Will reunite in Australia for a holiday.

Time

23:20

Channel

Channel 4

Shooting for Socrates

In November 1985, the troubled streets of Belfast are torn up by rioting yet again. In amongst the angry mob, we find nine year old Tommy, nonchalantly dribbling a ball through the insanity…

Time

00:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Reign of Fire

A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.

Time

00:20

Channel

BBC One

The Roast of Donald Trump

Time

00:30

Channel

Comedy Central

Piranha 3DD

After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.

Time

01:10

Channel

Channel 4

Unfriended

A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.

Time

02:35

Channel

ITV2

Sunday, December 30

Bolt

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Time

09:20

Channel

BBC One

Just My Luck

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she’s swapped her fortune for his.

Time

10:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Little Boy Lost

A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WW II married a French girl who was murdered by the Nazis. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost during a …

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

The Next Step Live: The Movie

The film features exclusive footage of the dancers from the series “The Next Step”, as they prepared for their first-ever tour in Canada. Also includes live performances and exclusive interviews with cast members.

Time

10:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back follows Comet, the cool techno chimp who longs to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp. Comet journeys to the fantastical Planet Malgor and …

Time

10:30

Channel

E4

The BFG

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Time

10:45

Channel

BBC One

Canyon Doctor

Time

11:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Charge of the Light Brigade

A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children.

Time

11:20

Channel

more4

The Mummy Returns

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.

Time

11:25

Channel

UTV

Bride Wars

Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

Time

12:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Bears

A documentary that follows an Alaskan bear family as its young cubs are taught life’s most important lessons.

Time

12:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Time

12:05

Channel

E4

Young Winston

A complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-famous politician.

Time

12:15

Channel

BBC Two

A Star Is Born

A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Time

12:45

Channel

TG4

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

The Mystery Inc. gang must save Coolsville from an attack of past unmasked monsters brought to life by an evil masked figure trying to “unmask” the gang.

Time

13:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

13 Going on 30

A girl makes a wish on her thirteenth birthday, and wakes up the next day as a thirty-year-old woman.

Time

13:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Two By Two

N/A

Time

13:45

Channel

Channel 4

Surf’s Up

A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.

Time

14:00

Channel

Sky One

Cinderella

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming step-sisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.

Time

14:25

Channel

BBC One

ET:The Extra-Terrestrial

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

Time

14:40

Channel

Channel 5

National Treasure

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Time

15:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

The World Is Not Enough

James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can’t feel pain.

Time

15:20

Channel

RTÉ One

Edward Scissorhands

A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.

Time

15:30

Channel

Channel 4

Monsters Inc.

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.

Time

15:50

Channel

ITV2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.

Time

16:05

Channel

BBC One

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

Time

17:00

Channel

Channel 5

Johnny English

After a sudden attack on the MI5, Johnny English, Britain’s most confident yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain’s only spy.

Time

17:20

Channel

E4

Porridge

The prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system.

Time

17:30

Channel

BBC Two

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Time

17:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Paddington

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

Time

17:40

Channel

Channel 4

Jurassic World

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

Time

17:40

Channel

ITV2

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Time

19:00

Channel

more4

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.

Time

19:00

Channel

E4

The Heroes of Telemark

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.

Time

20:00

Channel

BBC4

Star Wars: Episode VII -The Force Awakens

The cast and crew gathers for the very first table read of the script

Time

20:00

Channel

UTV

Rock of Ages

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Time

20:00

Channel

ITV2

Circle of Friends

‘Circle Of Friends’ is set in 1950’s Ireland. The movie focuses on Benny Hogan and her best friend, Eve Malone. The story centers around Benny and Eve as they enter student life at …

Time

21:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

In the Heart of the Sea

A recounting of a New England whaling ship’s sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Pulp Fiction

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

The Flag

Harry Hambridge (Pat Shortt ) a down on his luck builder finds out his father raised the flag in the 1916 rising. The Flag now hangs in a British Army Barracks. He makes up his mind to get it.

Time

22:30

Channel

RTÉ One

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Time

22:50

Channel

UTV

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

Time

23:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

What Women Want

After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Time

23:05

Channel

Channel 5

Calvary

After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Time

00:00

Channel

BBC Two

The Woman in Black

A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.

Time

00:05

Channel

Channel 4

The Butcher Boy

The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.

Time

01:05

Channel

RTÉ One

Lethal Weapon 3

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Time

01:30

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Carry On Teacher

Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don’t want to lose him. They concoct a …

Time

02:40

Channel

Channel 4

Piranha

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort’s rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Time

02:55

Channel

ITV2

New Year’s Eve

Doctor Dolittie

Time

06:00

Channel

Channel 4

Flight of the Doves

While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises.

Time

07:50

Channel

RTÉ One

Beyond Beyond

Beyond Beyond is a story about wanting the impossible. A story about a little rabbit boy not old enough to understand the rules of life, who takes up the fight against the most powerful …

Time

08:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Postman Pat: The Movie

Time

08:30

Channel

E4

The Flight Before Christmas

A young reindeer who suffers from vertigo learns to overcome his fear, takes flying lessons from a clumsy flying squirrel and heads to the North pole to save a troubled Santa and his fleet of flying reindeer.

Time

08:35

Channel

TG4

Planes

A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race.

Time

09:00

Channel

BBC One

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Fun and talented animal fairy Fawn believes you can’t judge a book by its cover, or an animal by its fangs, so she befriends a huge and mysterious creature known as the NeverBeast. While …

Time

09:25

Channel

RTÉ 2

Annie

A young orphan girl’s adventures in finding a family that will take her.

Time

09:40

Channel

RTÉ One

It Started in Naples

Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged “black sheep” brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an eight-year old…

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Bugsy Mal One

Time

10:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties

Time

10:15

Channel

E4

The Croods

After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.

Time

10:20

Channel

BBC One

Flash Gordon

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Time

11:10

Channel

Channel 4

What Women Want

After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Time

11:45

Channel

Channel 5

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

In the Far East, Alex O’Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O’Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Time

11:45

Channel

UTV

Crocodile Dundee

An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.

Time

12:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

Death on the Nile

Whilst on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

Time

12:50

Channel

BBC Two

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

A couple’s attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African American fiancé.

Time

13:00

Channel

TG4

Vice Versa

During an argument, a divorced executive and his 11 year old son casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers the father’s mind to the body of the son and vice versa. Their problems have just begun.

Time

13:20

Channel

Channel 4

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip

Time

14:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Dirty Dancing

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Time

14:15

Channel

Channel 5

Big Hero 6

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Time

14:40

Channel

BBC One

Casper

A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.

Time

14:40

Channel

ITV2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meat balls 2

Time

15:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Evil Under the Sun

Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.

Time

15:10

Channel

BBC Two

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.

Time

15:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Dam Busters

The story of how the British attacked German dams in WWII by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.

Time

15:20

Channel

Channel 4

Goldfinger

While investigating a gold magnate’s smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.

Time

15:45

Channel

RTÉ One

Maleficent

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Time

16:15

Channel

BBC One

Despicable Me 2

When Gru, the world’s most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru’s own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

Time

16:35

Channel

ITV2

Dad’s Army

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Time

16:40

Channel

GOLD

Mr Popper’s Penguins

The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.

Time

16:40

Channel

E4

Dr Seuss’The Lorax

Time

17:20

Channel

TG4

Pan

Twelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the hero who will be for ever known as Peter Pan.

Time

17:45

Channel

Channel 5

The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.

Time

18:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Time

18:05

Channel

RTÉ 2

New Year’s Eve

The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year’s Eve.

Time

18:40

Channel

ITV2

Crocodile Dundee II

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who’ve followed her down under.

Time

19:00

Channel

Channel 4

Ethel & Ernest

Time

19:30

Channel

BBC Two

Les Miserables

Jean Valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel policeman Javert.

Time

20:00

Channel

more4

Spectre

A cryptic message from 007’s past sends him pitted against a mysterious terrorist organization called Spectre, and learns of its involvement in previous events of his most dangerous missions.

Time

20:00

Channel

UTV

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.

Time

21:00

Channel

BBC One

Bridesmaids

Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride’s best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

The Inbetweeners Movie

Four socially troubled 18-year-olds from the south of England go on holiday to Malia.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

Meet the Fockers

All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

50 First Dates

Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he’s finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.

Time

21:30

Channel

Virgin Media One

Three Kings

In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Time

00:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Basic Instinct

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive novelist could be involved.

Time

00:10

Channel

UTV

The Devil Wears Prada

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

Time

00:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

Goodfellas

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.

Time

00:30

Channel

RTÉ One

Kinky Boots

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father’s shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.

Time

01:30

Channel

BBC One

Northern Soul

Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.

Time

01:50

Channel

Channel 4

Grabbers

When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.

Time

02:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Net

A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.

Time

03:05

Channel

RTÉ One

New Year’s Day

Oliver!

After being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.

Time

07:25

Channel

RTÉ One

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

The adventures of a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.

Time

08:10

Channel

Channel 4

Alpha & Omega: The Legend of the Saw Teeth Cave

Time

08:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

Planes 2: Fire & Rescue

Time

09:00

Channel

BBC One

ET: The Extra Terrestrial

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

Time

09:15

Channel

Channel 5

Parental Guidance

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids’ 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane’s old-school methods.

Time

09:50

Channel

E4

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

SpongeBob SquarePants takes leave from the town of Bikini Bottom in order to track down King Neptune’s stolen crown.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

The Muppet Movie

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.

Time

10:00

Channel

Channel 4

Home

An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.

Time

10:15

Channel

BBC One

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents’ misguided attempts to have them bond.

Time

10:30

Channel

Virgin Media One

The Golden Compass

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Time

10:35

Channel

ITV2

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.

Time

11:30

Channel

Channel 5

Just Henry

When his father’s World War II war medal is posted to him, Henry decides to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. But is Henry prepared for the truth?

Time

11:30

Channel

Virgin Media Two

The Great Gatsby

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

Time

13:00

Channel

TG4

Free Willy 3:The Rescue

16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.

Time

13:00

Channel

RTÉ 2

Daddy Day Care

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can’t find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day-care center.

Time

13:00

Channel

Comedy Central

The Railway Children

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.

Time

13:00

Channel

BBC One

Splash

A young man is reunited with a mermaid who saves him from drowning as a boy and falls in love not knowing who/what she is.

Time

13:25

Channel

Channel 4

Monkey Kingdom

A nature documentary that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who …

Time

13:30

Channel

BBC Two

Monsters Inc

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.

Time

13:55

Channel

ITV2

Oliver!

After being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.

Time

14:25

Channel

Channel 5

Where Eagles Dare

Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding an American General prisoner… but that’s not all that’s really going on.

Time

14:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Eagle Has Landed

A German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.

Time

14:50

Channel

BBC Two

Big Momma’s House

In order to protect a beautiful woman and her son from a robber, a male FBI agent disguises himself as a large grandmother.

Time

15:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Kung Fu Panda

The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China’s fate hangs in the balance. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a novice in martial arts.

Time

15:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Tomorrowland

Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.

Time

15:25

Channel

RTÉ One

Turner & Hooch

Time

15:40

Channel

Channel 4

Nanny McPhee

A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne’er-do-well children in her charge.

Time

15:45

Channel

ITV2

The Jungle Book

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Time

15:45

Channel

BBC One

Star Trek: Into Darkness

After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Time

16:40

Channel

TG4

The Devil Wears Prada

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

Time

16:45

Channel

E4

The Finest Hours

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Time

17:00

Channel

BBC Two

Husband for Hire

Victor Diaz’s youngest daughter Lola must marry a man approved by her dad before her approaching birthday to cash, or loose forever, a fat trust fund her mother put aside. So she picks up …

Time

17:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Inside Out

After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.

Time

17:00

Channel

BBC One

Madagascar

Spoiled by their upbringing and unaware of what wildlife really is, four animals from the New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar.

Time

17:10

Channel

Virgin Media One

Sister Act

When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in.

Time

17:50

Channel

Channel 4

Minions

Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a supervillain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

Time

18:15

Channel

ITV2

Titanic

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Time

19:00

Channel

E4

Iron Man 2

With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father’s legacy.

Time

20:00

Channel

ITV2

The Beatles: Eight Days A Week

A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles’ 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.

Time

21:00

Channel

more4

Bad Boys

Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

Time

21:00

Channel

Dave

Man of Steel

Clark Kent, one of the last of an extinguished race disguised as an unremarkable human, is forced to reveal his identity when Earth is invaded by an army of survivors who threaten to bring the planet to the brink of destruction.

Time

21:00

Channel

Sky One

Moulin Rouge!

A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.

Time

21:05

Channel

TG4

The Boss

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ One

Conor McGregor: Notorious

CONOR McGREGOR: NOTORIOUS, filmed over the course of 4 years, is a gripping access-all- areas account of McGregor’s personal and professional journey from claiming benefits and living in …

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Edge of Tomorrow

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.

Time

22:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Avengers: Age of Ultron

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

Time

22:55

Channel

BBC One

The Revenant

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

Time

23:00

Channel

BBC Two

Searching for Sugar Man

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

Time

23:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

Hot Shots! Part Deux

“Rambo” parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.

Time

00:30

Channel

Comedy Central

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.

Time

00:45

Channel

RTÉ One

Ant-Man

Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Time

02:05

Channel

BBC Two

Wednesday, January 02

Swallows and Amazons

Four children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit.

Time

08:10

Channel

BBC Two

Alpha & Omega: Family Vacation

Time

08:50

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Great Muppet Caper

Kermit, Gonzo, and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.

Time

09:30

Channel

Channel 4

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.

Time

09:40

Channel

BBC Two

Liar Liar

A fast-track lawyer can’t lie for 24 hours due to his son’s birthday wish after he turns his son down for the last time.

Time

09:55

Channel

ITV2

The Patsy

An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her elder sister’s boyfriend tries to make him notice her.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Willow

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.

Time

11:35

Channel

Channel 4

Steel Magnolias

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.

Time

12:55

Channel

TG4

The Princess Bride

While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

Time

13:35

Channel

RTÉ 2

Jane Eyre

A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he’s hiding a terrible secret.

Time

13:45

Channel

BBC One

Kelly’s Heroes

A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.

Time

15:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

101 Dalmations

Time

15:50

Channel

RTÉ One

Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister – who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Time

15:55

Channel

BBC Two

Rango

Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Time

17:02

Channel

TG4

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory.

Time

18:20

Channel

ITV2

Forest Gump

Time

21:00

Channel

Sky One

The Inbetweeners 2

Jay, Neil, Simon, and Will reunite in Australia for a holiday.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

The Internship

Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.

Time

21:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Pitch Perfect

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

Movie 43

A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Time

23:30

Channel

Comedy Central

Training Day

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the L.A.P.D. with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears to be.

Time

00:00

Channel

Virgin Media Two

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.

Time

00:20

Channel

BBC One

Admission

A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.

Time

00:40

Channel

RTÉ One

Thursday, January 03

Angels One-Five

The story of an RAF fighter squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain.

Time

08:05

Channel

BBC Two

Two Alpha & Omega: Dino Dogs

Time

08:40

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Happiest Days of Your Life

Chaos ensues for staff and students alike when an all-boys and an all-girls school are amalgamated into one.

Time

09:40

Channel

BBC Two

My Favourite Spy

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

What A Girl Wants

An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election.

Time

10:00

Channel

ITV2

The Princess Bride

While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

Time

12:15

Channel

Channel 4

Welcome Stranger

Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing doctor Jim Pearson don’t hit it off; but Pearson is delighted to stay, …

Time

13:15

Channel

TG4

War of the Buttons

The children of Ballydowse & Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoe-laces, belts and braces of their captured opponents. This gets their opponents in trouble…

Time

14:20

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Wrong Babysitter

A recent kidnapping has single mom Susan worried about leaving her daughter Christy at home for an out-of-town trip – until neighbor Teri offers to “babysit,” looking in on Christy and …

Time

14:20

Channel

Channel 5

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

Time

15:20

Channel

BBC Two

A Knight’s Tale

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

Time

15:20

Channel

RTÉ One

Sister Act

When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in.

Time

16:05

Channel

RTÉ 2

Bee Movie

Barry B. Benson, a bee just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry’s life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue them.

Time

17:25

Channel

TG4

Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the Senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Time

18:10

Channel

ITV2

Saving Private Ryan

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Time

21:00

Channel

Sky One

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Time

21:00

Channel

Comedy Central

Hot Fuzz

A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town that’s harbouring a dark secret.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

Hail Caesar!

A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio’s stars in line.

Time

21:30

Channel

RTÉ 2

Vacation

Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to “Walley World” in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.

Time

22:00

Channel

Channel 5

Last Vegas

Four friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

Time

22:20

Channel

RTÉ One

The Brother

Adam Diamond is a man attempting to escape from his family’s arms dealing business. He is quickly drawn back in when he discovers that his father is involved in a deal with his estranged …

Time

22:30

Channel

TG4

The Football Factory

An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.

Time

22:45

Channel

Comedy Central

Flatliners

Five medical students experiment with “near death” experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.

Time

23:25

Channel

BBC One

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it’s paid, how could they get away?

Time

01:15

Channel

RTÉ One

Friday, January 04

Great Expectations

Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

Time

07:45

Channel

BBC Two

Alpha & Omega: The Big Fureeze

Time

08:55

Channel

RTÉ 2

The Lavender Hill Mob

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.

Time

09:40

Channel

BBC Two

Little House Look Back to Yesterday

Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain.

Time

10:00

Channel

TG4

Dr Seuss’s The Lorax

Time

10:10

Channel

ITV2

The Rescuers Down Under

The R.A.S. agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.

Time

12:50

Channel

RTÉ 2

Funny Girl

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.

Time

13:15

Channel

TG4

Kangaroo Jack

Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.

Time

14:15

Channel

RTÉ 2

A Life of Deception

Time

14:15

Channel

Channel 5

Into the Woods

A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.

Time

15:20

Channel

BBC Two

The Poseidon Adventure

A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.

Time

15:50

Channel

RTÉ 2

RV

Bob Munro and his dysfunctional family rent an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies, where they ultimately have to contend with a bizarre community of campers.

Time

16:00

Channel

RTÉ One

Flushed Away

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

Time

17:30

Channel

TG4

Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.

Time

18:20

Channel

ITV2

We’re the Millers

A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.

Time

21:00

Channel

ITV2

X-Men: The Last Stand

An all-out war looms when the discovery of a “cure” for mutations draws a line between the followers of Professor Charles Xavier and those of Magneto.

Time

21:00

Channel

E4

The Wolf of Wall Street

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Time

21:00

Channel

more4

Titanic

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Time

21:05

Channel

TG4

Creed

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Time

21:35

Channel

RTÉ One

Bad Neighbours 2

Time

21:45

Channel

RTÉ 2

Paul Blart Mall Cop

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it’s up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

Time

22:00

Channel

Virgin Media One

Pulp Fiction

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Time

22:00

Channel

Comedy Central

What We Did on Our Holiday

Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. …

Time

22:50

Channel

BBC Two

The Counsellor

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Time

23:05

Channel

Channel 4

You Again

When a young woman realizes her brother is about to marry the girl who bullied her in high school, she sets out to expose the fiancée’s true colors.

Time

23:50

Channel

BBC One

Love and Mercy

Time

00:00

Channel

RTÉ One

The History Boys

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.

Time

00:20

Channel

BBC Two

The Judge

Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.